Bookshelfie: Women’s Prize Podcast S5 Ep14: Bookshelfie: Mother Pukka aka Anna Whitehouse
Oct 13, 2022
53:59
Activist, broadcaster, author and founder of Mother Pukka, Anna Whitehouse delves into the underbelly of the internet and the fight for flexible working.
Anna’s campaign, Flex Appeal has been quoted in parliament, featured on national TV and seen her lead lycra-clad flash mobs around UK town centres. Anna is also a columnist for Grazia, is co-presenter of the Dirty Mother Pukka Podcast, hosts her own Sunday night radio show on Heart FM and - with her husband - has co-authored two Sunday times bestselling books: Parenting the Shit Out of Life and Where's My Happy Ending? Anna’s debut novel, Underbelly, is out now.
Anna’s book choices are:
** The Adventurous Four: Shipwrecked by Enid Blyton
** Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason
** My Thoughts Exactly by Lily Allen
** Three Women by Lisa Taddeo
** My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Vick Hope, multi-award winning TV and BBC Radio 1 presenter, author and journalist, is the host of season five of the Women’s Prize for Fiction Podcast. Every week, Vick will be joined by another inspirational woman to discuss the work of incredible female authors. The Women’s Prize is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world, and they continue to champion the very best books written by women.
Anna’s book choices are:
** The Adventurous Four: Shipwrecked by Enid Blyton
** Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason
** My Thoughts Exactly by Lily Allen
** Three Women by Lisa Taddeo
** My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Vick Hope, multi-award winning TV and BBC Radio 1 presenter, author and journalist, is the host of season five of the Women’s Prize for Fiction Podcast. Every week, Vick will be joined by another inspirational woman to discuss the work of incredible female authors. The Women’s Prize is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world, and they continue to champion the very best books written by women.
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